diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e5048315..8e8280a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ docs/_build
 docs/spec
 docs/stories
 __pycache__
-/fmf/_version.py
diff --git a/fmf/__init__.py b/fmf/__init__.py
index 49ec2a6e..12af8b89 100644
--- a/fmf/__init__.py
+++ b/fmf/__init__.py
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from fmf._version import __version__  # noqa: F401
+import importlib.metadata
+
 from fmf.base import Tree
 from fmf.context import Context
 from fmf.utils import filter
 
+__version__ = importlib.metadata.version("fmf")
+
 __all__ = [
     "Context",
     "Tree",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 890a02ff..46a88f2e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ fmf = 'fmf.cli:cli_entry'
 [tool.hatch]
 version.source = 'vcs'
 version.raw-options.version_scheme = 'post-release'
-build.hooks.vcs.version-file = "fmf/_version.py"
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ['fmf']